Preliminary numbers compiled by the Sheriff’s Office show a continuing
decrease in crime of 15.6% for 2016 in Monroe County. These numbers are being
reported to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. FDLE compiles all such statistics
for the state of Florida each year.
This decrease is for all areas of Monroe County excluding the
city of Key West. The Key West Police Department submits their own similar
report to FDLE.
The Sheriff’s Office saw burglary go down by 12.4%; larceny
crimes, which include theft, shoplifting, theft from a motor vehicle and
bicycle thefts, went down by 19.9%
“Traditionally, property crimes like burglary and theft are
a particular area of concern for us,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “Our tourist
and transient economy lends itself to these types of crimes and we are very
happy to see these numbers continue to drop.”
Some violent crimes saw an increase and others decreased; crimes like murder, rape and robbery occur in
extremely low numbers in Monroe County, so a difference of just a few crimes
can make a big difference in percentage of increase or decrease from year to
year. Murder went from 2 in 2015 to 1 in 2016; rape was reported 17 times in
2015 and 21 times in 2016; 10 robberies were reported in 2015 and 15 in 2016.
Aggravated assaults – which happen more frequently – decreased by 17 percent in
2016, going from 171 in 2015 to 142 in 2016.
The clearance rate of crimes in 2016 was 31.2%. This has improved
over the 2015 rate of 30.7%.
“The clearance rate of crimes is
of particular significance to me and I continue to emphasize its importance to
all our members who work in the field,” said Sheriff Ramsay. “The fact that
this number continues to improve shows we are putting the criminals in jail
where they belong, where they can’t prey on our law abiding citizens and
visitors,” he said.
This solve rate on crimes has
improved steadily over the past few years. In 2012, the clearance rate stood at
24.2%. It has gotten better each year since then.
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